The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts when all other pleasures fade.

All are gurus to us, the wicked by their evil deeds say 'do not come near me'. The good are always good, therefore all are like gurus to us.

The desire for recognition, the thymotic part of the soul, cannot be satisfied by economic activity alone.

真正的诗人是全知的；他是一个微缩的真实世界。

很大程度上运气是我有天才名誉的原因。在早上我不会走进办公室说“今天我聪明吗？，而是说，“今天我幸运吗？——数学家相对于其他人来说最大的优势是，数学家深刻理解“概率。

The cowards never started and the weak died along the way. That leaves us.

空白的画布不是空的——它充满了等待实现的可能性。